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Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...creatives of all kinds return to his stories year after year, and century after century, reshaping his myths for their modern audience? One answer is that Ovid’s poems ask big questions, especially in his most famous poem, The Metamorphoses. Ovid’s myths ask questions that even today many people are still unable to answer – like whether there is such a thing as...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...writing make the most of the opportunities a higher education course provides for developing skills...Extending and developing your thinking skills: 1 Overview - This course provides an introduction to thinking skills and ways of extending and developing your thinking. But why do you need to do this? Take a few moments to reflect on your reasons for looking at this course...
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...write "reminiscences" of a friend who has gone from us all. It is not easy to make an effort and to remember all the little personalia of some one one has loved very much, and by whom one has been loved. And yet it is in a measure one's duty to tell the world something of the inner life of a famous man; and Lewis Carroll was so wonderful a personality, and so good a man,...
Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...creative Chinese New Year greetings. As many people in the world now speak both Chinese and English, the two languages are mingled to create what is known as ‘translanguaging’ , i.e. making use of one’s existing language(s) and knowledge to convey the meaning. On Chinese social media, the following has gone viral: Happy New Year 兔 you! The character in the middle o...
Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...writing and print production of theses was very different to ‘crowdsourcing’ and other online methods of sharing ideas in use today. In Book 1, Chapters 1 - 5, Herodotus introduces some background to his great work, mentioning the roots of the ‘quarrel’ in the myths of Troy. It’s interesting to note in Chapter 5 that he states: ‘These are the stories of the...
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...write a symphony which could measure up to his. It was not only men who were writing symphonies in the early nineteenth century, however. Louise Farrenc (1804–1875) and Emilie Mayer (1812–1883) both composed symphonies, alongside works in a wide range of other musical genres. Louise Farrenc was a French composer, pianist, teacher and music scholar. She was born into...
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...write letters to newspapers, and speak at meetings and events for instance Finally: start small: small actions can lead to big change! In relation to mode, and the skills and confidence needed to communicate change via public speaking, you may find it useful to read ‘Dare to speak up’, a guide to communicating change via persuasive speech. Activity 1: getting started...
Star Wars: May the Course be with you
History & The Arts

Star Wars: May the Course be with you

...stars or wars? Cast your vote below and pick the tab above to explore your chosen topic. [star wars stormtrooper reading a book] Stars Wars how to talk like Yoda May the course be with you You don't just have to stick with all things to do with stars and wars. Browse a range of free courses now - we've got everything from Start writing fiction to Forensic psychology....